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Great reads from around the web on August 24th

Amy Sample Ward

" Direct Energy | Direct Energy Contest | Reduce Your Use for GoodReduce Your Use – "Nonprofits, you know it: small changes can make a big difference. But now, it just may happen — after the coaltion (with a little help from their friends) gave us an impromptu course in how to run online rapid response."

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4 Things We Learned from #GivingTuesday 2017

NonProfit Hub

Five years ago, at the Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact in New York City, #GivingTuesday started as a response to the Black Friday and Cyber Monday crazes that follow Thanksgiving. Asha Curran, Chief Innovation Officer at the Belfer Center, authored the report.

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15+ Giving Tuesday Campaign Ideas (and Expert Tips) for 2021

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Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 at the 92nd Street Y’s Belfer Center for Innovation and Social Impact in New York City.

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Giving Tuesday: Steps to Create a Stellar Campaign

Connection Cafe

Created by 92nd Street Y , a cultural center in New York City focused on bringing people together around the values of giving back, #GivingTuesday is now a global movement that connects individuals, communities, and organizations around the world to celebrate and encourage giving. million in online donations from U.S.

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Office Fundraiser Ideas

Have Fun - Do Good

Here are a handful of ideas to get you started: In her article, 10 Fun and Great Fund-Raising Ideas for Your Workplace , Josienita Borlongan says that having a Pink Ballerina Hippo Costume Fund-Raising Contest has been very successful for her. What are some of the creative ideas you've used to get your co-workers excited to donate?

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Spring Is Here! Get Outside and Meet Your NPTech Community

Tech Soup

We also have a contest in which we're giving away $7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera. New York City, New York: Don't Stop A/Believing: Using Testing to Improve Your Newsletter and Website. Austin, Texas: Microsoft | How to Obtain a Donation and the Benefits of Microsoft 365.

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GivingTuesday 2018 Scales Generosity and Kindness to New Highs

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The total number of donations reported is approaching 4 million, a 45-percent jump compared to 2017, marking the most successful year yet in terms of giving. People contributed more than $125 million on Facebook , up from $45 million in 2017, using the network’s new fundraising tools. . The mean gift size was $105.

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